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Handyman in Long Beach
To get a price from a handyman in Long Beach without a visit first, text a photo of the job to (310) 857-2520 and it comes back within the hour. We cover Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, California Heights and Downtown.
Free to quote. Or text the photo to (310) 857-2520.
Long Beach is a wide mix, from Craftsman and Spanish houses in Bixby Knolls to the apartment buildings Downtown, and the photo is how we tell which one we are pricing.
Text the photo and your cross streets, and the price comes back within the hour, with the parts the job needs named in the same message.
What you get when you send a photo
- A price within the hour. We text it back, or ask one question if the photo leaves one open.
- The reply costs nothing. That is true whatever you send.
- Open every day, 7am to 7pm. Most jobs go on a morning or an afternoon you pick, and they are done inside the week.
- No surprises at the door. If what we find isn't what the photo showed, you hear it right there, before any work.
- A year on our workmanship. If it comes loose, that visit is free.
Four Long Beach jobs, and what to photograph for each
TV mounting in Long Beach
For TV mounting we need to see the wall, the outlet and the TV. In an older house, a second, wider photo tells us what the wall is, and that sets the anchors.
Take the whole wall in one picture, outlet included, then text the TV size. A picture of the bracket's box is enough if you have bought one.
A torn window screen
Near the shore the salt air is hard on screen frames as well as the mesh, so window and door screens here can need a new frame and not just new mesh.
Take the photo from inside with the window open so the frame and its corners show, and count how many you want done.
A door that sticks or will not latch
Older houses settle, and a door that rubs the frame or misses the latch is one of the quickest kinds of door repair we do when it is caught early.
Push the door shut as far as it goes and photograph the top edge and the latch from inside, so we can see where it rubs.
Holes and cracks in the wall
We patch drywall and we patch plaster, and the price is different for each, so the photo needs to show which one you have. Our page on drywall and plaster repair explains the difference.
Put a coin or your hand next to the hole for size, then step back for a second picture that shows the whole wall and its texture.
Four parts of Long Beach, four kinds of photo
Craftsman and Spanish houses in Bixby Knolls and California Heights
These are older houses with the garage detached, and the walls inside are often plaster, which changes the anchors and the time. Send a photo of the job and a wider one, so we see the whole wall.
If the job is in the garage, it is a separate building, so add a photo from the driveway showing the way in.
Belmont Shore
Belmont Shore has tight lots and garages on the alley, so carrying is part of the price. Send a photo from the alley or the street showing the way to your door.
For a job inside, photograph it the same way as anywhere else. If the only way in with a big TV or a box of furniture is through the back, say so.
Downtown apartments
Downtown has many apartment buildings, so tell us the floor, and text the gate code if the building has one. If a building manager needs to know about the work, say so and we plan the time around it.
If a neighbor is on the other side of the wall, please say so.
From photo to finished job
- Send the photo to (310) 857-2520 with the cross streets, between 7am and 7pm on any day.
- The price comes back by text within the hour, or one question does, if the photo leaves one open.
- Pick a morning or an afternoon and reply with it. Most jobs are finished inside the week.
- When we arrive we compare the job with the photo, and anything different is said before any work.
Our page on how it works walks through it.
What moves the price in Long Beach
- Plaster or drywall. Plaster in the older houses, drywall in the newer buildings, and the photo usually says which.
- The carry. An alley garage in Belmont Shore, an upstairs apartment Downtown or a detached garage in Bixby Knolls each add time to reach the job, and that is in the text before you say yes.
- The salt air. Close to the shore, hinges, screen frames and door hardware wear faster, so the photo sometimes shows a part to replace and not just adjust.
- The hinge, latch or screen. Each one is named in the same text as the price, and that is part of how the price is set.
Long Beach questions, answered by text
Do you cover my part of Long Beach?
Yes, we cover all of Long Beach, from Ocean Boulevard out to Bellflower Boulevard, and the rest of Los Angeles County with it. Text the photo with your cross streets.
Can you mount a TV in a rented apartment?
Yes, with your landlord's OK for the holes. If they prefer to send the photo themselves, we price it the same way for them.
What if the photo leaves a question?
You get one question back by text, and then the price. If the photo shows work for a plumber or an electrician, the reply says that instead.
Text the Long Beach photo to (310) 857-2520, and the price is back within the hour.
A photo from Carson, Lakewood or Bellflower gets the same reply.
Point your phone at it. We'll text back a price within the hour.
Free to quote, for anything on this page and most things that aren't.
Text a photo to (310) 857-2520
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